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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 15:17 - Herbs
Proverbs 15:17 - Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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Better | H2896 | טוֹב |
[Adjective] good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a {noun} both in the masculine and the {feminine} the singular and the plural ({good } a good or good {thing} a good man or woman; the {good} goods or good {things} good men or {women}) also as an adverb (well) |
is a dinner | H737 | אֲרֻחָה |
[Noun Feminine] a ration of food |
of herbs | H3419 | יָרָק |
[Noun Masculine] properly green; concretely a vegetable |
where | H8033 | שָׁם |
[Adverb] there (transfered to time) then; often {thither} or thence |
love | H160 | אַהֲבָה |
[Noun Feminine] Feminine of H158 and meaning the same |
is than a stalled | H75 | אָבַס |
[Verb] to fodder |
ox | H4480 | מִן |
[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses |
and hatred | H8135 | שִׂנְאָה |
[Noun Feminine] hate |
therewith |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.